Gōtsu_Station
Gōtsu Station
Railway station in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Gōtsu Station (江津駅, Gōtsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Gōtsu Station 江津駅 | |||||||||||
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 Gōtsu Station, May 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 926 Gōtsu-chō, Gōtsu-shi, Shimane-ken 695-0011 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°0′46.03″N 132°13′23.55″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 454.3 km (282.3 mi) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 December 1920 (1920-12-25) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwami-Gōtsu (until June 1970) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 253 | ||||||||||
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Gōtsu Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 454.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.[2] This was the terminal station for the Sankō Line before it ceased operation on 31 March 2018. The Sankō Line was replaced by a bus service starting 1 April 2018.[3]
Gōtsu Station has one side platform and one island platform. The side platform (track 1) is in front of the station office. The island platform is connected to platform 1 by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
| 1 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for Ōdashi, Izumoshi, and Matsue |
| 2 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for Hamada and Masuda |
| 3 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for bi-directional use |
- The platforms in May 2018
- The platforms in May 2018
- The platforms in August 2008
The station opened on 25 December 1920, originally named Iwami-Gōtsu Station (石見江津駅).[2] It was renamed simply Gōtsu Station on 1 June 1970.[2]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]
On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.[4] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.[5]
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 253 passengers daily.[6]
- Gotsu City Hall
- Gotsu Municipal Gotsu Junior High School
- Shimane Prefectural Gotsu Technical High School
- Saiseikai Gotsu General Hospital
National Route 9
- Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 312. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ＪＲ三江線廃止 代替バス運行開始 Retrieved 2 April 2018 (in Japanese)
- ＪＲ西：三江線、廃止も検討…人口減、利用低迷で [JR West considering closure of Sanko Line - declining population and poor patronage]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- 三江線１８年３月末で廃線 [Sanko Line to close at end of March 2018]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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